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Rich Seager (Account suspended) made this Official Information request to James Shaw
The request was refused by James Shaw.
From: Rich Seager (Account suspended)
Dear James Shaw,
Under the OIA, I request all communications you have received from or made to Future Considerations whether its owners, directors or employees/colleagues on the Green School in Taranaki or any of the other Green Schools (Bali, South Africa, Mexico). This correspondence includes any correspondence with Salman Ahmad Mannan whether under that name or not.
This covers all your ministerial portfolios and also communications you first received in a personal or political capacity but which later became relevant to any ministerial actions you have taken.
Yours faithfully,
Rich Seager
From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
Tēnā koe,
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Thank you for contacting the office of Hon James Shaw MP, Minister for
Climate Change, Minister of Statistics and Associate Minister of Finance.
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Ngā mihi
Office of Hon James Shaw
Reception +64 4 817 6663 | Ministerial Email [10][James Shaw request email]
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From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
Dear Rich
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on Thursday 3 September in which you requested the following information:
*all communications you have received from or made to Future Considerations whether its owners, directors or employees/colleagues on the Green School in Taranaki or any of the other Green Schools (Bali, South Africa, Mexico). This correspondence includes any correspondence with Salman Ahmad Mannan whether under that name or not. This covers all your ministerial portfolios and also communications you first received in a personal or political capacity but which later became relevant to any ministerial actions you have taken.
Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.
Yours sincerely
The office of Hon James Shaw
Sedef Duder-Özyurt | Private Secretary (Executive Support) | Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister for Climate Change | Minister of Statistics | Associate Minister of Finance
Level 7, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings, 80 Lambton Quay | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand
P: 04 817 6663 M: 021 842 583
E: [email address]
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From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
Dear Rich
Please find the response to your OIA request of 03 September 2020 attached.
Should you have any queries regarding this request, please respond to this email.
Best regards
Sedef Duder-Özyurt (she/her) | Private Secretary (Executive Support) | Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister for Climate Change | Minister of Statistics | Associate Minister of Finance
Level 7, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings, 80 Lambton Quay | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 |
New Zealand
P: 04 817 6663 M: 021 842 583
E: [email address]
The information contained in this email message is intended only for the addressee. It may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it as this may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the sender immediately.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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Rich Seager (Account suspended) left an annotation ()
I suggest that you resign. And you should get all the other 6 Green MPs who have yet to resign to resign as well.
Disappointing doesn't even cover how bad you have all been in government.
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